Hi! I received this as a member of WNYGS. I'm forwarding it on to my lists I admin who have ancestors in NY. I would LOVE to be able to attend this event but don't know whether I can swing it or not. Maybe you can! :) Let me know if you do!! Later...Nancy Nancy Cluff Siders List Admin CLUFF-L, COUNTRYMAN-L, LETSON-L, MCKAY-ELKENNY-L, SACKETT-L, SIDERS-L LIFE: Live. Love. Learn. Leave a legacy. ~Dr. Stephen R. Covey -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Archdekin [mailto:archde.omaha@att.net] Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 8:28 PM To: archde.omaha@att.net Subject: NY Gen. and Biog. Soc. & WNYGS Joint Conference THE NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY and THE WESTERN NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY invite you to FIND YOUR FAMILY IN NEW YORK FRIDAY & SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 & 27, 2003 Join Us at THE HYATT REGENCY BUFFALO FOR A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE FOR NEW YORK RESEARCHERS This joint conference will concentrate on the complexities of researching in New York State and on those unique factors which influenced its settlement. Some lectures will be of statewide interest, other will focus on western New York and our neighbors in Ontario. There will also be several presentations of a more general nature that will interest genealogists who do not have New York roots. For additional information, including online registration, please visit our website at http://www.nygbs.org/ed/programs.html or contact NYGBS Director of Education 122 E 58th St. New York, NY 10022-1939 education@nygbs.org (212) 755-8532 or contact the WNYGS for information at: JPZintz@aol.com This event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo Event rate: $119 per night single/double $131.00 triple occupancy $143.00 quadruple occupancy Rate includes breakfast. Please contact hotel directly at: (716) 856-1234, fax (716) 852-6157 Charges: Find Your Family in New York Friday & Saturday, September 26 & 27, 2003 TWO DAYS ---------------------- $135.00 **BEFORE AUG 1 -------------- $120.00 ONE DAY ------------------------- $75.00 LUNCHEON FRIDAY ---------- $20.00 LUNCHEON SATURDAY ----- $20.00 BANQUET FRIDAY ------------ $35.00 Schedule of Lectures You may attend either A or B per session. Pre-registration for lectures is not necessary. Friday, September 26 8:30 (A) Karen Livsey - Holland Land Papers: Going Beyond Land Transactions - Discover what research can be done in the papers of the FHLC beyond finding a land transaction. Learn what else is available and how to find it. (B) Cynthia Van Ness, MLS - Special Collections at Buffalo/Erie County Public Library - The Central Library is one of the premier genealogical destinations in Western New York, with a collection begun a century ago. This lecture is a brief introduction to what is available: censuses, church records, cemetery records, local histories, genealogies, maps, facilities, and more. 10:00 (A) Sharon Carmack, CG, FUGA - The Silent Woman: Bringing a Name to Life - Tracking women's lives is difficult no matter what the time period. This lecture, based on Sharon's book, A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors, will feature sources created by and about women and will instruct researchers on how to breathe life into their female ancestors by using women's social histories in conjunction with primary genealogical sources. (B) Harry Macy, FASG, FGBS - Researching Colonial New York Families in the 21st Century - New York's colonial records have become much more accessible, due to the growth of archives, microfilm collections, and electronic media. Mr. Macy will review these expanded resources and also highlight the more important books and articles published in recent years. This lecture is intended for researchers with some experience in colonial New York research, but it will include a brief review of the basic sources and techniques as well. 11:30 (A) Karen Livsey - Sources for Researching in Chautauqua County - Ms. Livsey will review some of the repositories within the county and what records are contained therein: both the standard and a few surprises. (B) Anita Lustenberger, CG - Using DNA in Your Genealogical Research - DNA testing can pick up where the paper trail ends. It is not a substitute for traditional research but is a useful new tool. If the studies are constructed correctly, it can test hypotheses, confirm lineages, and suggest where the genealogist should focus future research. 12:45 Lunch - John W. Percy - The Erie Canal from Lockport to Buffalo: From Its Earliest Days to the Present - This slide program tells of some of the personalities who were instrumental in creating the Erie Canal in the early 19th century and of their contributions. It focuses on one of the most challenging sections of the canal, the last portion to open, from Lockport to Buffalo. Photos, maps, and drawings illustrate construction challenges, routing, as well as canal operation, enlargements, and modern changes. Many photos are taken at the same locations as much as a century apart. Viewers will experience a vicarious trip from Lockport to Buffalo during the mid-18th century. 2:15 (A) Roger Joslyn, CG, FGBS, FASG - Finding Your Ancestors in Upstate New York - This presentation will focus on New York genealogical source records, their location, content, and use, with particular emphasis on the nineteenth century. Research examples will be discussed and special attention given to the uniqueness of certain records, such as probate petitions, pre-1880 vital records, state censuses, and Civil War lists, all with the intention of quieting the myth that New York is a genealogical graveyard. (B) Kathie Orr, UE - Ontario Research - What Records are Available and How to Find Them - Have you found a census record, marriage or death record and it says your ancestor was born in Canada, Upper Canada, Canada West or "the Canadas"? The United States/Canada border was not the barrier to immigration it is today. Our ancestors moved freely back and forth. This lecture describes the sources and repositories for researching your Ontario ancestors. Particular emphasis will be placed on the records held by the Archives of Ontario and National Archives of Canada. 3:45 (A) Gordon Remington, FUGA, FASG - Yankees and Yorkers: New England Migration through Upstate NewYork - This lecture will discuss the several waves of New England migration through Upstate New York. Patterns of settlement will be discussed as well as New England cultural influence on New York and how it affects genealogical research. (B) Glenn Atwell, MA - Finding Your Ancestors in Europe - Explore avenues to identify where your immigrant ancestors came from and ways of obtaining information from the "Old Country." 7:00 Banquet Sharon Carmack, CG - Love Letters, Diaries, & Autobiographies: Let's Leave 'em Somethin' to Talk About - This lecture will inspire and suggest to all levels of researchers how to painlessly leave an account of their own lives, making it interesting and readable for their descendants. Saturday, September 27 8:30 (A) Roger Joslyn, CG, FGBS, FASG - Vital Records: Today's Research Possibilities and Tomorrow's Improved Access and Preservation - New York has long has been considered a black hole when it comes to tracking people much before the twentieth century. Researchers often blame the state's lateness in establishing centralized vital records, and rumors of destruction of records abound. But the useful possibilities of New York's vital records cannot be overlooked. This presentation shows how best to utilize those birth, marriage, and death records created under the centralization law of 1880, how to seek out earlier vital records, such as those kept in the mid-1800s, and what the future holds for preservation and access of more records. (B) Leslie Corn, MA, FGBS - Genealogy & the Internet Part I: Credible Clues from the Incredible Internet: Combining World Wide Web and Repository Research to Solve Genealogical Mysteries: - Using case studies from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, this presentation shows how to use a blend of Internet, archive, and library research to advance successful and well-documented family research. Topics include using search engines to best advantage, including Boolean, proximity, and frequency searches, using the Internet to prepare for repository research, advanced methodology for manipulating data in digitized indexes and text, how to use a website's search boxes to go beyond a simple name search, how to trace the history of a property with online city directories, how to do national research for ancestors and living relatives when localities aren't known. 10:00 (A) Kathie Orr, UE - The United Empire Loyalists and Their Records - The United Empire Loyalists who fled, escaped, or removed themselves (depending on your view of the conflict) to the remaining British North American colonies after the Revolutionary War lead to the creation of the Province of Ontario. They left a rich treasure trove of documents. The sources are many and varied and include such resources as loyalist lists, land records, church records, court records, records of the Heir & Devisee Commissions and the Upper Canada Sundries. Also covered in the discussion is how to locate and access these records in various archives and local repositories. (B) Leslie Corn, MA, FGBS - Genealogy and the Internet Part II: A 19th Century Case Study from Cyberspace: Strategies for Finding and Using Reliable Historical and Genealogical Data on the Internet - This presentation, using only Internet resources, demonstrates in-depth research done online for one intriguing 19th-century man whose life wasn't revealed in the expected places, such as in an obituary, probate, or biographical sources. Instead, his life unfolded online in full-text and other sources. Having disappeared into the mists of history, he was discovered quite unexpectedly to have played a prominent part in mid-19th-century history. This presentation is driven by visuals that demonstrate research techniques and off-the-beaten-path URLs for doing historical and genealogical research on the Internet. 11:30 (A) Sharon Carmack, CG - Before You Publish: What Every Genealogist Needs to Know - Are you accidentally infringing someone else's copyright by copying or quoting too much from one source? Do you need permission to reprint that obituary or family photograph? Is that illustration or clip art you downloaded from the Internet really in the public domain and free for you to use however you want? How do you get permission to reprint something that is protected by copyright? These questions and more will be answered. This lecture is essential to any genealogist who plans to write and publish a family history. (B) Gordon Remington, FUGA, FASG - A Rich Legacy: New York State Probate Records - This lecture will discuss the history and organization of probate records in New York State, including how to access them at the county, state, and national level. Particular attention will be paid to the post 1830 probate petition. 12:45 Lunch Harry Macy, FASG, FGBS - Looking Back at 150 Years of New York Genealogy - It has been over 150 years the first genealogies of New York families appeared in print, and exactly 134 years since the founding of our state's first genealogical society - The NYG&B. Mr. Macy will recall those early days and the many changes that have brought us to where we are today. You'll hear about some of the major players and a few of the interesting accomplishments - from the outstanding to the ridiculous - that mark the history of genealogy in New York State. 2:15 (A) Anita Lustenberger, CG - Land Records: a Goldmine of Information - Land records are overlooked by genealogists who do not realize how these records anchor an ancestor in time and place. Land records can prove ancestry and family relationships, identify wives, establish age estimates and death dates, and provide other unexpected data. (B) Cynthia Van Ness, MLS - What Is and Isn't Online for Buffalo Research? - "Roots: The Buffalo & Erie County Genealogy Forum" was launched in December, 1993, making it one of the first-ever genealogy sites in cyberspace. Find out how to make use of this comprehensive genealogy resource, which is part of a larger Buffalo history research website, when you get back home to your computer. 3:45 (A) Glen Atwell, MA - Using Catholic Church Records Effectively - Whether in Latin, English, a foreign language, or some combination thereof, Catholic Church records can prove to be an excellent resource for filling out your family tree. (B) Lauren Maehrlein, MA - HeritageQuest Online's Remote Access: Tricks & Techniques for Successful Searching - Although the HQO database holds a fortune in information, accessing it is not always straightforward. This lecture will help to guide you beyond the basic searches to find the information you seek. Meet our Speakers Glenn R.P. Atwell, MA - is a retired high school history teacher and has been a professional genealogist for 30 years, specializing in Roman Catholic families in Buffalo and Erie County. He created the genealogical department of the Amherst Museum, was founding vice president of the Western New York Genealogical Society and was the first editor of the WNYGS Journal, to which he continues to contribute articles. He has also published several books on local history and genealogy and has taught genealogy in local adult education classes. Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, CG, FUGA - specializes in consulting, writing, and editing narrative family histories. She is the author of fourteen books and hundreds of articles and columns. is the editor of Betterway Genealogy Books, a consulting editor for Newbury Street Press (the publishing imprint of the New England Historic Genealogical Society), a contract advisor for the National Writers Union, and a contributing editor for Family Tree Magazine. Ms. Carmack also writes columns for Reunions Magazine, the Federation of Genealogical Societies' Forum, and the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly. She is a frequent lecturer at local, regional, and national genealogical conferences and is the past editor of Speak! and the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly. Leslie Corn, MA, FGBS - is a professional genealogist who uses a blend of repository and Internet research to serve attorneys, investigators, heir search firms, realtors, and private clients. An active author and speaker at workshops and on-air, she is a member of the NYG&B's Library Committee, Education & Publication Committee, and the Subcommittee on Collection Development. She chaired the NYG&B's Genealogy and the Internet workshop. She is a graduate of the National Institute on Genealogical Research at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and serves as Trustee of the Alumni Association. Roger Joslyn, CG, FASG, FGBS, FUGA - is a professional genealogist in New York, a past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists, a founding member and vice president of the Genealogical Speakers Guild, and current president of the American Society of Genealogists. He has taught courses in genealogy, lectured widely in the U.S. and Canada, and has published articles in major genealogical journals, several of which he indexes. He edited, compiled, and/or authored several books. Mr. Joslyn serves on the NYG&B's Education and Publication, Library, and Collection Development committees, and the New York State Archives Advisory Committee. Karen Livsey - is the Librarian/Archivist for the Fenton History Center in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, and Town Historian for Ellicott, N.Y. She has compiled two volumes of Western New York Land Transactions Extracted from the Archives of the Holland Land Company covering the years 1804-1835. Anita Lustenberger, CG - is a professional genealogist specializing in the Hudson Valley. She is also a certified genetic counselor and once taught geography. She is a trustee of The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society and The New England Historic Genealogical Society and is the NYG&B Librarian. One of her current projects is co-authoring a book (with Roger Joslyn) on early (pre-1790) New York taxpayers. Harry Macy, Jr., FASG, FGBS - is a professional genealogist specializing in colonial New York and 19th century New York City and Long Island. He has been Editor of The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record since 1987, and an Editor of The NYG&B Newsletter since its founding in 1990. He has written many articles for these and other publications, and has spoken at numerous genealogical meetings and conferences. Lauren Maehrlein, MA - is the Director of Education at The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, a member of its Education & Publication Committee, and co-editor of the NYG&B Newsletter. A frequent lecturer on Beginning Genealogy, before joining the NYG&B staff Ms. Maehrlein taught an adult school genealogy course, was a volunteer research assistant at the Emerson, N.J., FHL, and worked several years as a professional researcher. Kathie Orr, UE - is a lecturer, teacher, and researcher with a particular interest in early Ontario and Loyalist records. She is a trustee and past president of Toronto Branch of United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada and a founding director of APOLROD (Association for the Preservation of Ontario Land Registry Office Documents). John W. Percy, EdM - has been Town Historian of Tonawanda, N.Y. for many years He has published six books about local history, beginning with Pioneer Suburb, a History of Kenmore, New York. His latest book, co-authored with Graham Millar, is one of Arcadia's Images of America series titled Kenmore, New York. Mr. Percy holds two degrees from the University at Buffalo. He taught history in the Tonawanda Public Schools and was adjunct associate professor of history at Canisius College. He is active with the Buffalo & Erie County and the Tonawanda-Kenmore Historical Societies. He currently teaches local history to adults. Gordon Remington, FUGA, FASG - a native of Rochester, has been a professional genealogist in Salt Lake City since 1979. He attended the University of Rochester and holds a B.A. in History from the University of Utah. A national and international lecturer and a widely published author, his two most recent books on New York probate records and genealogical sources in New York towns, villages, and cities were published in 2002. Cynthia Van Ness, MLS - is librarian of the Humanities and Social Sciences Department, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, webmaster, and author. She manages "Roots: The Buffalo and Erie County Genealogy Forum," one of the oldest genealogy sites in all cyberspace. She is also the author of Victorian Buffalo (Western New York Wares, c. 1999). Ms. Van Ness is a frequent speaker on Buffalo resources, women in history, and on-line genealogy. ----------------------------------- Nancy Archdekin Omaha, Nebraska E-mail address archde.omaha@att.net